Implementation and performance of a parallel version of the HIRLAM limited area atmospheric model

Parallel Computing

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 2161-2172

  Skalin R ^a   Bjorge D ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Distributed memory parallel computing; Limited area atmospheric model; Message passing; Parallel algorithms; Weather prediction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; PARALLEL ALGORITHMS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); WEATHER FORECASTING;

DISTRIBUTED MEMORY PARALLEL COMPUTING; HIGH RESOLUTION LIMITED AREA MODELING (HIRLAM); LIMITED AREA ATMOSPHERIC MODELS;

PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031362278     PISSN: 01678191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8191(97)00106-3     Document Type: Article

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